HEALTH NEWS

BRITS FAIL IN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE AT WORK

New research from AXA PPP healthcare reveals that 61% of UK employees do not feel encouraged by their employer to lead an active lifestyle.This is despite most managers agreeing that exercise positively impacts employees’ productivity and their ability to handle stress.

Lack of time during lunch breaks, low self-esteem and embarrassment around poor fitness are key barriers to employees exercising at work.

Of all the British employees who exercise after work, nearly half (46%) would prefer to do so before work, but don’t have time in the morning. And morning exercise has proven to work for many – for those who find time to be physically active before work, three quarters feel it spurs them on to be more effective in the morning.

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